Episode 10: The Irish Slaves Myth




The Irish Passport show

Summary: <p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-irish-passport/id1246162545?mt=2"><img class="alignleft wp-image-155" src="https://theirishpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/available-on-itunes-logo-300x112-2-300x112.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="56"></a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/theirishpassport"><img class="alignleft wp-image-561 size-full" src="https://theirishpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/support-this-is-horror-on-patreon-e1522755726716.png" alt="" width="150" height="75"></a>Have you ever heard that the Irish were slaves? If so, you may have been targeted with political propaganda. Naomi speaks to actress and writer <a href="http://www.askaslave.com/about-azie.html">Azie Dungey</a> about how Irish history is being abused for a political agenda in the United States, while Tim asks two experts in the topic about the truth behind the internet myth. We hear from US journalist Traci White who set out to investigate why the meme was appearing on her Facebook page, while Irish Senator Aodháin Ó Ríordáin tells us what the Trump administration needs to know about Irish-American history.</p> <p>Featuring: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Pangolins/When_The_Wick_Is_GoneBeneath_Dark_Clouds/When_the_Wick_Is_Gone">‘When the Wick is Gone’</a> by the Pangolins</p>